2014 Children's Week Guide (April 28 - May 5)

Settimana dei Bambini is a week in which we brave a challenge greater than any undead monstrosity and a task more daunting than saving the world. We must become parents for all those orphans throughout Azeroth and make sure they are happy. We can't tank a child's fears, we can't heal its memories of pain, nor can we DPS the sorrow out of them. So equip your toys, make a mage conjure a candy table, fill your quiver with joy, load your gun with something colorful, and venture into the World of Parenting!

Children's Week begins on April 28th at 11:01 AM (server time) and ends on May 5th at 11:00 AM.

Due to the advent of Cataclysm, Children's Week was changed in 2011 to have two new pets and redone locations for the initial tier of quests.

There's nothing new in 2014, but since all vanity pets are now battle pets in Mists of Pandaria, you might be more interested in collecting pets this expansion! Since battle pets are also account-wide, you can collect different sets of pets on your alts to round out your collection faster.

If you already have all the pets, be sure to pick up Biscotto Magico per Mascotte--the reward for repeating the holiday, even if you can't get any pets!

Battle Pet Rewards

The quest chains listed in this guide reward the following companion pets. You can get one pet from each chain per year. If you already have all the pets, you can get Biscotto Magico per Mascotte from completing the quests.

With all your new pets, you may want to explore pet battling more! Wowhead has a lot of tools that can help.

The Battle Pet Team Calculator lets you plan out teams, import and tweak in-game teams from Battle.net, compare your team against trainer or other player teams, and analyze their strengths, weaknesses, and various buffs. Read more about it here.

Horde Quests

There are two orphans that Horde players can adopt during Children's Week, each with different quests. You can adopt both orphans (at the same time, even) and complete both quest chains and obtain two cute pets per year! This is in addition to the neutral Northrend orphan both factions can adopt for an additional pet.

Once you have completed this quest, three new quests become available from your orphan:

Un giro sulla RazzoviaFor this quest, bring your orphan to the Secret Lab (map) in Azshara. He wants to ride an experimental rocket that's found at the Southern end of the Rocketway and blast off!

La Regina BansheeFor this quest, bring your orphan to the Royal Quarter (map) of Sepulcra to meet Lady Sylvanas. He's always dreamed of meeting such an influential Horde figure. To get to The Undercity from Orgrimmar, take the zeppelin to Brill.

Il Capo Tribù cadutoFor this quest, bring your orphan to Red Rocks (map) in the Northeastern mountain range of Mulgore. He wants to pay tribute to the now deceased Cairne Bloodhoof by visiting his funeral pyre. To get to Mulgore from Orgrimmar, take the zeppelin to Thunder Bluff.

Upon completion of all three of these quests, two new quests will become available:

Or, if you hate pets, you can opt to select the Premio del Burbero, which contains a measly . You will have the option to complete this quest again next year, so you can eventually collect all of the pets!

You will have the option to complete this quest again next year, so you can eventually collect all of the pets!

Alliance Quests

There are two orphans that Alliance players can adopt during Children's Week, each with different quests. You can adopt both orphans (at the same time, even) and complete both quest chains and obtain two cute pets per year! This is in addition to the neutral Northrend orphan both factions can adopt for an additional pet.

To get to Darnassus from Stormwind, take the far left boat from Stormwind Harbor.

Il diamante più grande di tutti!For this quest, bring your orphan to Hall of Thanes (map) in Forgiardente. This gate takes you to Old Ironforge and your orphan would like to explore it to pay tribute to the deceased King Magni Bronzebeard.

To get to the Hall of Thanes from Stormwind, take the Tram degli Abissi from the Dwarven District. Once in Ironforge, head to the faction leaders to the southwest of The Great Forge--there is a huge open door in their throne room.

Upon completion of all three of these quests, two new quests will become available:

E quel Mago gridava: gelati!For this quest, your orphan wants to try a new type of ice cream! All you have to do is head to the Blue Recluse (map) in the Mage Quarter of Roccavento where you'll find a mage has set up a shop called Cone of Cold that sells Cono Gelato. Buy the frosty treat and share it with your orphan to receive credit.

Or, if you hate pets, you can opt to select the Premio del Burbero, which contains a measly . You will have the option to complete this quest again next year, so you can eventually collect all of the pets!

You will have the option to complete this quest again next year, so you can eventually collect all of the pets!

Neutral Quests

If this is your first year doing the Northrend Children's Week quests, you can choose to sponsor either of these two unfortunate orphans by talking to Matrona degli Orfani Aria in Dalaran. You can only pick one or the other orphan to adopt, so choose wisely as you will have to wait until next year to obtain the other pet or complete these quests on an alt. You must be 70 or above to pick up these quests.

Il Santuario dei Draghi di BronzoFor this quest, bring your orphan to the Bronze Dragonshrine (map), located in Dracombra. Either take the flightpath to Wrymrest Temple and head east, or take the boat to Moa'ki Harbor and head northeast.

Wolvar Orphan (Kekek)

Il Santuario dei Draghi di BronzoFor this quest, bring your orphan to the Bronze Dragonshrine (map), located in Dracombra. Either take the flightpath to Wrymrest Temple and head east, or take the boat to Moa'ki Harbor and head northeast.

Achievements

Per i bambiniThis achievement can be found in the main World Events achievement category and is awarded upon completion of every one of the Children's Week achievements exceptMissione tata. This achievement awards the player title 'Matron' or 'Patron' (depending on character gender) and is a requirement towards completion of È stato un lungo viaggio which rewards the beautiful Redini del Proto-Draco Violaceo.

Non è carino?For this achievement, simply complete one of the Orphan quest chains (as detailed above) and obtain a cute pet! Any pet will count towards this achievement, and you may already have it if you've completed Children's Week quest chain in the past.

Cattivo esempioFor this achievement, you must eat each of the delicious (and unhealthy) foods listed while your orphan is out:

Lavoretti quotidianiFor this achievement, simply complete any five daily quests while your orphan is out. You do not have to have an Orphan while actually doing the quests; you can instead opt to simply summon your ward before turning a quest in.

Missione tataFor this achievement, you must obtain all three of the Shattrath non-combat pets on one character. This achievement is not required for the meta achievement Per i bambini, thankfully, as it takes three years of Children's Week questing to complete.

Commenti

Commento di PragmaticSoul

on 2014-04-28T14:31:34-05:00

So... If I get all the pets on my account, am I out of luck of getting spares for my wife?

I'm planning on running my 4 90s through the various quests, to get the 10 pets. But if I can get duplicates of the Northrend (4 90s = 2 spare) and Azeroth (maybe my levels 25-37s can handle those quests?), I can give her some...

Commento di perculia

on 2014-04-28T14:36:11-05:00

If a pet is listed as "cageable" on Quick Facts (example: Gambetta), then you can totally give one to her! All of the pets are cageable except for the two Northrend ones.

Commento di Adamsm

on 2014-04-28T14:36:33-05:00

Guide is still messed up; shows Snail as Shattrah and Legs as Orgimmar/Stormwind.

Commento di perculia

on 2014-04-28T14:41:01-05:00

Thanks, fixed.

Commento di walkman461

on 2014-04-28T14:57:14-05:00

I'm so getting scooter the snail this year :D

Commento di PragmaticSoul

on 2014-04-28T15:04:46-05:00

All of the pets are cageable except for the two Northrend ones.

In that case, I may have to walk her through those two quests, and maybe the Outlands ones... Something to do this weekend. :-)

Commento di djjay13

on 2014-04-28T18:20:27-05:00

Thank you so much

Commento di BosephHeyden

on 2014-04-28T18:31:30-05:00

Remember when WoW used to update this holiday each expansion? Be nice for there to be a Pandaria wing to this...

Commento di Kassane

on 2014-04-28T19:28:20-05:00

lol sleepy willy is adorable

Commento di FrankS414

on 2014-04-28T19:37:07-05:00

(...) the Uldum portal in Orgrimmar (...)

I don't think it's such a good idea to use the portal in Orgrimmar when travelling with Dornaa. For members of the Alliance the portal in Stormwind might be the better alternative! ;-)

Commento di aevic

on 2014-04-28T20:06:43-05:00

No new pets again this year. <sadface>

Commento di GrizzlyUK

on 2014-04-28T23:46:38-05:00

The Exodar is a bit out of the way--either take the boat from Stormwind to Darnassus, and then Darnassus to Exodar, or take the portal to Hyjal and then fly.

Might be worth adding that there's a portal between Darnassus and Exodar, located next to the Blasted Lands Portal in both cities (The Temple of the Moon, Darnassus and The Vault of Lights, The Exodar) as well as the boat between Rut'theran Village, Teldrassil and Azuremyst Isle.

Of course the easiest option is to simply find a mage who's doing all the quests and ask if you can tag along! ;)

Commento di anisadora

on 2014-04-29T04:40:57-05:00

So... If I get all the pets on my account, am I out of luck of getting spares for my wife?

I'm planning on running my 4 90s through the various quests, to get the 10 pets. But if I can get duplicates of the Northrend (4 90s = 2 spare) and Azeroth (maybe my levels 25-37s can handle those quests?), I can give her some...

You can get spares, and give them to her/sell them (for others reading). HOWEVER, it does not count towards "Veteran Nanny", just to keep that in mind. But you can give them to her so that she has them, yes.

Commento di FuxieDK

on 2014-04-29T05:03:38-05:00

Remember when WoW used to update this holiday each expansion? Be nice for there to be a Pandaria wing to this...

Cata also skipped this holiday..

We could get new pets, but it would be at the standard price: A raid tier..

Commento di SykoSoul

on 2014-04-29T10:23:02-05:00

I don't have to feel bad about leaving my accounts down during the holiday. Still looks like I am good to wait it out a little longer.

Commento di ns88

on 2014-04-29T10:38:46-05:00

Nothing new as usual.

Commento di ns88

on 2014-04-29T10:39:50-05:00

Remember when WoW used to update this holiday each expansion? Be nice for there to be a Pandaria wing to this...

Cata also skipped this holiday..

Doesnt exactly make it better. The fact they haven't touched world events since 2009 is a damn shame .

Commento di oryyn

on 2014-04-29T11:34:15-05:00

Is there a board or something where people can organize to get the achievement Guarda e impara!? Id like to get this before the week is up so I dont have to wait another year :) And this is the last one I need!

Commento di Traynwreck

on 2014-04-29T12:25:18-05:00

So they are just pretty much done with making new content for holidays ever huh? Went all out trying to get my Violet Proto in the first year of Cata and have had next to nothing to do on the majority of holidays since. Already having all of the vanity items on multiple toons and achievements handled takes the fun out of it; I wish Blizz would do a full re-vamp world events.

Just my two cents of whining.

Commento di PragmaticSoul

on 2014-04-30T00:35:29-05:00

I've been rather lackadaisical (yes, I DID use auto-correct to spell that correctly...) on doing the achievements. I was doing the egg-gathering for Noblegarden, but realized after about 50 eggs, I wasn't having any fun. So I gave up about getting the mount, realized I had bought a spring rabbit off of the auction house months ago, and so egg-gathered for another half-hour or so and got up to 100 eggs. And bought my wife a spring rabbit.

I've so far run two characters through the oracle/wolvar, blood elf, and orc orphans, and have picked up six uncommon pets. Two more characters through the blood elf and orc orphans, and I'll have all ten. I might even run a few more through the orc ones (none of my other characters are close to getting to Outlands...) to start picking up pets for my wife. Or maybe not. I've had to skip rep-grinding my boosted characters (have a tailor/enchanter that needs three MoP reps to get all the low-hanging-fruit recipes, for instance) to do these quests.